Re: [CR]Stuck Crankarm Dustcap

Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:16:03 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Stuck Crankarm Dustcap
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Eric Elman wrote:
> I've got a Stronglight 93 drive side crankarm mounted on a frame and I
> can not get the crankarm dustcap removed. The cap has a stripped allen
> hole in the center (came to me that way, really). So far I've tried:
>
> Penetrating oil
> heat on the cap but not on the aluminum arm
> punch with a hammer to try and drive cap to turn which ended up actually
> tearing the steel cap....
>
> .... all to no avail.
>
> Any ideas, tips, techniques or magical spells I can use to get this very
> stubbern cap off?

Try drilling a couple holes near the outer margin of the dustcap so you can put a pin spanner on it.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA